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New York, NY-remote

*Responsible for 8 jewelry brands for two major retailers within my territory.*Collaborate with store management to determine best placement for product that meets stores merchandising standards and sales goals.*Analyze sales/inventory levels by brand to insure sales goals are being met by brand by store.*Develop a merchandising strategy to efficiently.

Annapolis, Maryland, United States

*Work with over 50 local artists/vendors across many categories to create a temporary retail boutique in a different empty store front 4 times a year within the Annapolis Downtown Area.*Collaborate with the owner to create merchandising concepts by room based on shops theme and various vendor products for each shop.*Enhance/merchandise overall store.

Edgewater, Maryland, United States

*Project Manager-supported renovation projects for this start-up design/renovation firm by purchasing products, tracking vendor deliveries while working with owner, designs, clients and on-site contractors to meet job timelines.*Created a buying process for vendors and clients.*Cultivated positive relationships with vendors to delivery timely and cost.

North Carolina, United States

*Analyzed problematic areas of the business to provide recommendations and solutions as it related to social media presence on Instagram and Facebook for this South Asian inspired formal wear clothing company.*Created and developed detailed production plans to expand clothing line with their overseas factories.*Collaborated with the owners on a sales.

Irving, Texas, United States

*Merchandiser for Nike apparel and shoes at the NFL Commanders (Redskins) at FedEx Field in Maryland.*Set Nike floor in the Commanders Team Store with a creative edge while keeping the Nike merchandising standards in mind before every home football game and monthly in the off-season.

Maryland, United States

*Developed relationships with all in-store management that allowed the negotiation of optimal floor space to achieve maximum sales for both the brand/label and the store.*Insured that all sales floors were set to the brand specific merchandising standards.*Brands included: Vineyard Vines, Ellen Tracey, Under Armour, Izod, Southern Tide, Lucy, Polo Vera.

Playa Del Rey, CA

*Start-up junior clothing website*Built yearly sales and merchandising plans. *Responsible for OTB purchases, orders and invoices which included negotiating pricing and payment terms while establishing the purchasing process.

Greater Los Angeles Area

*Began career as Pre-Production Planner promoted to Pre-Production Manger promoted to Senior Inventory Control Manager. *Reported directly to the CFO, managed $84 million in company’s total excess inventory from wholesale, retail and factory divisions*Created corporate Open-to-Buy that allowed senior management to review total company’s inventory excess.

Greater Los Angeles Area

*Annual Sales Volume $26 million. *Planned, allocated and monitored all aspects of dress division's domestic and import production.*Pre-Production-required pre-production management of approximately 300 styles over a 3-4 month delivery window. Prepared production grids to review tracking of patterns, piece goods, trim and sendouts by style/delivery.*Piece.

Greater Los Angeles Area

*Developed and sold woven fabrics for overseas mills in Italy, Taiwan and China*International travel to fabric mills and trade shows*Accounts included Nike, Esprit, Guess and Mossimo Position.*Extensive Communication with Overseas Mills, Client/Mill Negotiations, Textile Development, Monitoring the Production and Shipment of Orders. Trend and Color.

New York, NY

*Men's Outerwear and Locker Shop (Sports Licensing) Annual Sales Volume $30 Million; 299 stores*Seasonal planning, OTB, Markdown Process. Ladder Analysis, Vendor Negotiations, Receipt Flow, Advertising, Warm/Cold Seasonal Stratagies

New York, NY

*Maintained account portfolio in excess of $7.5 million*Trend Forecasting, Line Merchandising, Incoming/Ougoing Shipment maintenance, Sales Forcasting and Wholesale pricing.

Greater St. Louis Area

*Men's Activewear and Sports Licensed Apparel. Annual Sales Volume of $25 million among 92 stores*Seasonal Planning, Receipt Flow, Merchandise Presentation, Sourcing, Vendor Negotiations, Advertising, Development of Import Programs